Critical Incident Manual - Ministry of Education

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Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School EnvironmentIncident: Intruder(s) on SchoolCompoundPotential OutcomesPossible destruction to lives and properties.Pre-plan Action• Have a manned security post at the school gate.• Post signs stating that all visitors should report to the office.• Ensure that the school’s perimeter wall is intact.• Ensure clear lines of sight by removing unnecessary obstacles and trimmingvegetation.• Improve lighting, limit shadows, install covex mirrors in dark or secluded areas.• Have a single access point or entrance and exit for visitors.• Minimise the number of entrances to the school.• Require students to wear picture IDs.• Issue visitor IDs, which allows for name, destination and time to be noted.• Encourage staff to be on the alert for visitors on the school compound.• Familiarise staff on emergency procedures for responding to intruders.• Promote a crime-prevention programme.• Ensure that vehicular traffic on the school compound is supervised and practicedefensive parking.Immediate Action• Assess the situation.• Greet person and escort him/her to the office in order to obtain a pass.• Find out what the person’s business on the school compound is.• If the person becomes aggressive and you feel you are at risk, make your wayimmediately to the nearest facility which provides you with communication to theoffice.• Ask the person to leave.• Activate the CIMT.Ministry of Education 2007 / 66
Guidelines for Developing a Critical Incident Management Plan for a Safe School Environment• The administrator should respond to the situation either by:Instructing that an immediate lockdown take placeCalling the policeMonitoring the person until help arrives either in the form of staff or the police.Allow the police to take charge, but assist where necessary.• Ensure the safety of students and staff.Follow-up Action• Assess the situation that occurred.• Assess campus safety.• Obtain the assistance of the police if necessary in the assessment of the situation andof campus safety.• Notify the school community when the compound is once more safe.• Document the incident. Complete the appropriate Forms and sent to the MOE.• Assess whether there is need for any staff training or debriefing session for affectedindividuals.Ministry of Education 2008 / 67
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